Thursday, August 22, 2013

Blue Moon

It's time for Skywatch and my birds for NF Winged, I hope to see everyone sharing their skies and birds. On August 20 there was a rare full moon. The full moon this August is known as the Blue Moon or the Full Sturgeon Moon. It is the third of four full moon in a season, most seasons only have 3 full moons. My shot was actually the full moon setting on the morning of August 21.

I just love zooming in on the moon, it is so beautiful.

The shadow in the bottom right is part of our pine tree. The moon was starting to set behind the tree.

Skywatching from our deck...watching the contrail.

Another one of hubby's sunset shots at our lake.

And now for the NF Winged part of my post I am sharing one of my juvenile Cardinals, Turkeys and a couple butteflies.

One of the neighbors is raising turkeys..you can reserve one for Thanksgiving Day dinner.

A Fritillary Butterfly on our Buddleia butterfly bush.

A Tiger Swallowtail on our pretty butterfly bush.

Happy Skywatching everyone!

Thanks for visiting my post and blog and I always appreciate your comments.

To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit Skywatch Friday
and to see more of the winged critters check out NF Winged

Thanks
to Sylvia, Yogi and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday! Thanks to Monica the host of
NF Winged. I wish everyone a safe and happy weekend.

I really love your moon photos! They are absolutely amazing! And I totally agree with you, the moon is so beautiful. Each full moon I have to stop and admire it. (As if I don't do it almost every day...)

As someone mentioned before, this post with all the photos you shared it's such a great way to realize how beautiful nature is.

Hi Eileen, What a very nice assortment of photographic subjects. I love the Cardinal. Gee, domestic Turkeys sure do look different from their wild brothers and sisters, don't they? Have a super good Friday tomorrow!

I found it Eileen - "Full Sturgeon Moon – August The fishing tribes are given credit for the naming of this Moon, since sturgeon, a large fish of the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water, were most readily caught during this month. A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because, as the Moon rises, it appears reddish through any sultry haze. It was also called the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon."

I love that Tiger Swallowtail and the Fritillary, Eileen! You do photograph some stunning creatures. Thank you for visiting my blog. It's absolutely pouring here ... hope you have some better summer weather!

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I am married and have one son in his 20's. I live in Maryland, USA. Retired since Dec 2014 My hobbies are hiking, birding, taking photos and anything nature related.
I love traveling and seeing new places. I blog just for fun & take photos just for fun. I do not sell my photos but if you see one you want to use one just let me know.

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